 I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately. |
| I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything. |
| And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on. |
| If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others. |
| My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage. |
| It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do. |
| I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'. |
| In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people. |
| Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record contract also. So it was kind of a - it was bitter sweet but it was an opportunity. |
| I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch. |
| I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show. |
| It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence. |
| I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model. |
| I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act. |
| I did get a degree in special education. |
| I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some point, have, you know, 1.5 children, and be a principal possibly one day. But I think that that was kind of my problem. I allowed myself to plan out my life and didn't let provident direction guide my life. |
| I auditioned just for fun. |
